There are so many times <br />when I see somebody that is old <br />I mean............very old <br />and the first thing I think of is............ <br />''Can I give you a message <br />to take to my dad? '' <br /> <br />I have never had the nerve <br />to actually ask them. <br />But I want to. <br />Then, when they die...... <br />I'm filled with regret. <br />I'm kicking myself <br />for missing the opportunity <br />to talk to my dad. <br /> <br />I've known many elderly people. <br />Most of them seem ready <br />to die and meet their maker. <br />Some of them even talk about it. <br />I choke on my words. <br />I try so hard to spit them out <br />but I can't. <br />I don't want to make them sad. <br />I don't want them to know <br />that I know they are going <br />to die soon. <br /> <br />I will send a message to heaven. <br />One day I will get the nerve <br />to ask somebody that knows <br />they will be there soon. <br />I'll ask them to ''look my dad up'' <br />and ''Tell him I love him''. <br />Until then, I'll secretly wish <br />they could read my mind.<br /><br />Mary Nagy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/is-it-rude-to-send-a-message-to-heaven/
